“Pro Athletes” means those certain professional triathletes that compete in Championship Qualifying Races and are active members of, and in good standing with, the Ironman® Pro Membership Program.

Qualification By Pro Rankings

A Pro Athlete’s PR is calculated using the Qualifying Points taken from the athlete’s five (5) highest scoring Championship Qualifying Races.

To qualify for the 2015 Championship Race, Pro Athletes can earn Qualifying Points from Championship Qualifying Races during the 2015 Championship Qualifying Year only (i.e., Qualifying Points do not carry forward from one qualifying year to the next).

The 2014 Ironman® 70.3® World Championship Race is a Championship Qualifying Race for the 2015 Championship Qualifying Year and may be included in the calculation of a Pro Athlete’s PR, provided, however, that Pro Athletes using their PR score to enter into the 2015 Championship Race will be required to finish at least one (1) other Championship Qualifying Race (other than the 2014 Ironman® 70.3® World Championship) during the 2015 Championship Qualifying Year.

Qualification Cut-Off Dates; Slot Roll Down

The PR will be calculated two (2) times during the 2015 Championship Qualifying Year to distribute the Pro Athlete slots for the 2015 Championship Race. The first PR will be as of July 5, 2015 (the “July 5th PR”), and the second PR will be as of July 26, 2015 (the “July 26th PR”).

Subject to the requirements set forth herein, the top forty (40) male and top twenty-eight (28) female Pro Athletes based on the July 5th PR will qualify for a race slot to compete in the 2015 Championship Race (the “July 5th Qualifiers”), provided, however, that each July 5th Qualifier must, prior to the Championship Registration Cut-Off Date, register for the 2015 Championship Race.

Any 2015 Championship Race slots that are declined, unclaimed (as determined by IRONMAN, in IRONMAN’s sole discretion), or withdrawn on or before July 25, 2015 (Eastern Standard Time) will roll down to the next highest ranked Pro Athlete based on the July 5th PR.

Any 2015 Championship Race slots declined, unclaimed (as determined by IRONMAN, in IRONMAN’s sole discretion), or withdrawn on or after July 26, 2015 (Eastern Standard Time) will roll down to the next highest ranked Pro Athlete based on the July 26th PR.

Subject to the requirements set forth herein, in addition to the July 5th Qualifiers, the highest-ranking ten (10) male and seven (7) female Pro Athletes based on the July 26th PR that are not July 5th Qualifiers (the “July 26th Qualifiers”) will be qualified to race in the 2015 Championship Race, provided, however, that each July 26th Qualifier must, prior to the Championship Registration Cut-Off Date, register for the 2015 Championship Race.

Once a 2015 Championship Race slot has been declined, unclaimed (as determined by IRONMAN, in IRONMAN’s sole discretion), or withdrawn, there is no recourse for such Pro Athlete to reclaim such slot.

PR Tiebreakers

Ties resulting in more than forty (40) male or twenty-eight (28) female July 5th Qualifiers will be broken by the Tiebreakers (described below), based on the July 5th PR.

Ties resulting in more than ten (10) male or seven (7) female July 26th Qualifiers will be broken by the Tiebreakers, based on the July 26th PR.

In the event that two or more Pro Athletes remain tied after the 3rd Tiebreaker, the applicable tied athletes will qualify for the 2015 Championship Race.

PR Qualifier List & Final Slot Roll Down

On or about the Championship Registration Cut-Off Date, IRONMAN will publish a list of Pro Athletes who have qualified for the 2015 Championship Race (the “2015 Qualifier List”).

On or about the Championship Registration Cut-Off Date, any 2015 Championship Race slots that are, as of the Championship Registration Cut-Off Date, declined, unclaimed (as determined by IRONMAN, in IRONMAN’s sole discretion), or withdrawn, will be rolled down by IRONMAN to the next highest-ranked Pro Athlete based on July 26th PR.

Subject to certain requirements set forth by IRONMAN (and as may be changed from time to time by IRONMAN), former Pro Athlete Ironman® 70.3® World Champions will receive an invitation/exemption to enter the Pro Athlete division in the Ironman® 70.3® World Championship for a period of five (5) years after winning the Ironman® 70.3® World Championship (the “Five Year Exemption”). For example, the 2015 Championship Race winners (male and female) will receive exemptions to enter into the Ironman® 70.3® World Championship held during the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Former Pro Athlete Ironman® 70.3® World Champions using the Five Year Exemption to enter into the 2015 Championship Race will be required to validate their entry by racing competitively (as determined by IRONMAN, in IRONMAN’s sole discretion) and finishing at least one (1) Championship Qualifying Race (excluding the 2014 Ironman® 70.3® World Championship) during the 2015 Championship Qualifying Year.

Each male and female Pro Athlete winner of the 2015 Ironman® 70.3® Regional Championship Races (listed below) will be qualified to participate in the 2015 Championship Race (the “Regional Champion Exemption”).

Pro Athletes using either the Five Year Exemption or the Regional Champion Exemption to compete in the 2015 Championship Race will be acknowledged as part of the July 5th PR and July 26th PR. However, such athletes will not be considered in the selection of July 5th Qualifiers and July 26th Qualifiers (for example, if a returning Ironman® 70.3® World Champion uses the Five Year Exemption and is ranked in the top 35 women, the 36th ranked woman will also be qualified to compete in the 2015 Championship Race).

2015 Ironman® 70.3® Regional Championship Races

2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Date: January 18, 2015

2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Latin American Championship

Location: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Date: April 5, 2015

2015 IRONMAN 70.3 North American Pro Championship

Location: St George, Utah

Date: May 2, 2015

2015 IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship

Location: Wiesbaden, Germany

Date: August 9, 2015

EVENT LISTING/ POINTS/ PRIZE PURSE/ REGISTRATION DEADLINES information can be found on the EVENT REGISTRATION